Darlene Taylor

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Representative · District 173 · Republican

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353 roll-call votes on record - 341 yes, 3 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Representative, District 173 (Georgia) since Jan 2011. legis.ga.gov ↗

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The record

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353

Roll-call votes on record.

353 votes · 341 yes · 6 excused · 3 no · 3 not voting. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Jun 22, 2026

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

Local Government13 votes · yes on 13, no on 0

State Government12 votes · yes on 10, no on 0, 2 other

Public Safety10 votes · yes on 10, no on 0

Taxes9 votes · yes on 8, no on 0, 1 other

State Budget9 votes · yes on 9, no on 0

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESTwiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemptionHB 61EX · Jun 22, 2026

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Personal finances

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesConservative

More conservative than 73% of Georgia House members

Details

Score+0.96 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.01 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+0.95)

Compared with648 members of Georgia House members (1993–2022)

Covers2011–2022

● This person Democrats (288) Republicans (359)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsVery Conservative

More conservative than 83% of 2022 Georgia House candidates

Details

Score+1.20 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.06 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+1.14)

Compared with232 members of 2022 Georgia House candidates

Covers2010–2022

● This person Democrats (99) Republicans (131)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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In their words

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Why they’re running · in their own words

“My political beliefs mirror those of the Founding Fathers, as detailed in the United States Constitution: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free enterprise, and the right to keep and bear arms.”

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Platform positions · verbatim where quoted

Government Sizeverbatim · tap to open

“I am pro-business, pro-life, and for smaller government.”

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“My political beliefs mirror those of the Founding Fathers, as detailed in the United States Constitution: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free enterprise, and the right to keep and bear arms.”

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Abortionverbatim · tap to open

“I am pro-business, pro-life, and for smaller government.”

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Economic Policyverbatim · tap to open

“I am pro-business, pro-life, and for smaller government.”

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Constitutional Rightsverbatim · tap to open

“My political beliefs mirror those of the Founding Fathers, as detailed in the United States Constitution: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free enterprise, and the right to keep and bear arms.”

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Constitutional Rightsverbatim · tap to open

“My political beliefs mirror those of the Founding Fathers, as detailed in the United States Constitution: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free enterprise, and the right to keep and bear arms.”

She supports freedom of speech and freedom of religion as outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

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Economic Policyverbatim · tap to open

“I am pro-business, pro-life, and for smaller government.”

She identifies as pro-business and supports free enterprise.

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Abortionverbatim · tap to open

“I am pro-business, pro-life, and for smaller government.”

She identifies as pro-life.

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Gunsverbatim · tap to open

“My political beliefs mirror those of the Founding Fathers, as detailed in the United States Constitution: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free enterprise, and the right to keep and bear arms.”

She supports the right to keep and bear arms.

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Government Sizeverbatim · tap to open

“I am pro-business, pro-life, and for smaller government.”

She advocates for smaller government.

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